The Committee decided that a new time frame is needed and a period of one week will be given to prepare it for the Ministry of Finance

About 35 OICs have been transferred so that inquiries carried out against them will not be affected

All stakeholders connected to electronic and social media would be consulted

“We have also received information that social media groups have been paid to carry out programmes on SL expatriate workers” By Yohan Perera and Ajith Siriwardana Foreign Employment and Labour Minister Manusha Nanayakkara yesterday said some

Education Minister Susil Premajayantha, the Leader of the House, has proposed that the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) should conduct a special investigation into the importation of organic fertilizer from China and Nano Nitrogen fr

The cash-strapped Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB), the state-run bus service, is reeling from staggering losses of Rs. 1 billion per year, attributed to rampant corruption, irregularities and accidents involving its fleet, an official said. This

In a bid to combat the spread of Covid-19 and Dengue in the country, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed two committees namely a Ministerial Committee and an Expert Committee. These Committees ha

It is essential to include sex education in the school curriculum as a subject, State Minister of Tourism Diana Gamage said in Parliament yesterday. “Children of today are not aware of real facts on sex. This is why they f

Steps would be taken to recruit retired lecturers to fill the current shortage

In a disturbing turn of events, hundreds of ‘kaputas’ (crows) were found dead in Puttalam town recently, resulting in the government veterinary surgeons launching an immediate investigation into the cause of deaths. The veterinarians said t

The elephant overturned two of the three-wheelers and stomped on a motorcycle, causing significant damage

Mrs. Serasinghe chose her career in acting at a time when women with a wealthy background and social standing were expected to play ceremonial and maternal roles

RM Parks will be the 4th supplier to enter the domestic market and they will operate under the Shell branding

GSMB Chairman says he was not given adequate time to speak at COPE

How can I give an official residence to Gotabaya Rajapaksa? It should be inquired from those who had given it”

It was found that the Chinese man who was allowed to enter Sri Lanka, was a wanted person in China

Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera yesterday advised the implementation of legal action against 255 dealers who failed to maintain minimum stocks for any products within the sheds.

Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s Murder was glorified by Khalistani radicals and terrorists publicly in Canada

The Criminal Investigation Department yesterday informed Colombo Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage that more than Rs. 60 million was found from the three bank accounts of Ven. Rajanganaye Saddharatane Thero, who is in the remand custody for making state

The said luxury house situated on Stanmore Crescent, Colombo 7, is usually assigned to the Foreign Minister serving at the moment

33% people ate fewer meals while 47% limited portion sizes

Two fresh Monkeypox cases, including 15-day-old baby, reported

The rationale behind Customs imposing a massive fine of Rs.70 million on the French national who was intercepted at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for attempting to smuggle gold worth over Rs.80 million

The woman had lived in that house under threats and intimidations for about 06 months

The Tamil National People’s Front (TNPF) leader and MP Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam, who was arrested yesterday morning for obstructing police duties was released on bail by the Kilinochchi Magistrate last evening

Sri Lanka decided to expedite the proposed projects under trilateral cooperation among Israel, India and Sri Lanka, a Minister said.

State Minister Diana Gamage accused the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) of forging her resignation in an attempt to remove her from the party’s Deputy Secretary post. Gamage said a forged document had been submitted to the Colombo District Court in

The Judicial Service Association of Sri Lanka (JSASL), the sole organization representing all the District Court judges and Magistrates in the country has expressed its dissatisfaction regarding the President’s decision to appoint former Assistant

Natasha Edirisooriya and Bruno Divakara who claimed to be the the owner of SL-Vlog were further remanded until June 21 by the Fort Magistrate Court yesterday. The suspects were not produced before court during the inquiry yesterday but the detectiv

Colombo Port City hosted the Joint Symposium on Coral Reef Ecology bringing together renowned experts in the field to discuss the current state of coral reefs and explore strategies for their protection and restoration